Health
Increased step count linked to better health for people with heart failure
More often, people are turning to consumer wearable devices, such as smartwatches, to monitor their health and physical activity.
Jul 26, 2023
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Sleep disorders
Using deep learning to improve algorithms for the monitoring of sleep disorders with wearables
Approximately 10% of the world's population are affected by insomnia, which is just one of a variety of serious sleep disorders. In a new study published in Scientific Reports, TU/e researchers, along with colleagues from ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Medical economics
Researchers investigate how health care will change over the next 50 years
Developments in technology are moving forward rapidly and over the next 50 years, health care across the globe will change, including an increased use of AI and robotics. Trends also show that climate change, hunger and diseases ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Cardiology
Wearable devices may improve cardiac health, but adoption is low among those with CVD risk, study finds
A recent study in JAMA Network Open found that fewer than 1 in 4 people with or at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) use wearable devices, and only half of those who wear them do so consistently.
Jun 8, 2023
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Sleep disorders
New research suggests sleep wearables show promise in improving sleep health among marginalized populations
In a new study, titled "Acceptability and Usability of a Wearable Device for Sleep Health Among English- and Spanish-Speaking Patients in the Safety Net: Qualitative Analysis," researchers found that wearable sleep devices ...
Jun 6, 2023
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Health
Q&A: Staying safe while running
Question: I'm training for my first long-distance race, and I want to be safe on my runs. Unfortunately, due to where I live, the weather is often a challenge. On other days, I'm finding I cannot get in my miles until after ...
Jun 1, 2023
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Biomedical technology
Ankle exosuit for community walking aims to give post-stroke wearers more independence
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that totals about 795,000 strokes each year. More than 80 percent of stroke survivors experience ...
May 30, 2023
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Health
Your thoughts can harm your neck and back during lifting tasks
The mental distress of cognitive dissonance—encountering information that conflicts with how we act or what we believe—can lead to added pressure on the neck and low back during lifting and lowering tasks, new research ...
May 25, 2023
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Stretchable knee wearable offers insight into improving e-textiles for health care
Mobility limitation is an initial stage of human mobility disability and an early sign of functional decline. It can manifest as muscle weakness, loss of balance, unsteady gait, and joint pain. Long-term and continuous monitoring ...
May 25, 2023
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Sleep disorders
Researchers develop wireless monitoring patch system to detect sleep apnea at home
The prevalence of sleep disorders, like sleep apnea, is on the rise in the U.S., but current protocols to conduct clinically accepted assessments are expensive and inconvenient.
May 24, 2023
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